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Giving the gift of sight |
October was the busiest month for United Nations commemorative days. There were 16 in total, including World Sight Day when representatives from large international organisations gathered in... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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'Miracle' eye transplant gives sight back to blind |
Scientists in Germany claim to have carried out a "miracle" eye transplant which gave sight back to a visually impaired person.
A team, led by Prof Eberhart Zrenner of technology firm Retinal Implant... |
Medical |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Mumbai boy first blind trader in a bank |
Breaking records is almost a way of life for 30-year-old Mumbai boy Ashish Goyal. He was the first blind student to make it to Wharton Business School, Philadelphia, four years ago. If that isn't... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Rajasthan lends a helping hand for children with special needs |
A group of women spending several hours outside a room in a government school in Amer block in Rajasthan is a common sight these days. This room is no ordinary classroom, but a resource room for... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Tamil dictionary in Braille soon |
A dictionary of contemporary Tamil will shortly be available in Braille form.
The work, based on the 2008 Tamil-Tamil-English dictionary brought out by Chennai-based Crea-A, has been published by 25-... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Get ready to see things in dark |
Now, there is an exciting new activity in town. It scares you stiff even as it lights up the dark recesses of your mind. No, you don't come to see it. Rather you experience it. Dialogue in the Dark,... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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This visually impaired is adept at manouvering gatka |
Once believed to be a male bastion, Gatka— a traditional form of Sikh martial art is also being practiced by the fairer sex now. Determined to learn this form of self-defence, many Punjabi girls are... |
Adventure and Sports |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Now, a mobile phone designed for senior citizens |
Teaching elderly people how to use a cellphone can be frustrating.
Businessman Jagdishbhai Patel experienced this first-hand when he was planning to buy a new mobile phone for his father, 62-year-old... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Visually impaired boy steals show |
King c3,DK Chopra muttered as the five hour long contest entered the endgame. It may have seemed unusual to onlookers for the player to call out his move, but then his opponent was a visually... |
Adventure and Sports |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Blind shot putter hoists Tricolour |
Sixteen-year-old Sandeep Shalu, a shot putter and discus thrower, was the proud chief guest yesterday in a Republic Day function celebrated in Sham Nagar by NGO Baba Vishvkarma Dal. Shalu hoisted the... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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